Letters to the editorRegarding “Radical chic/Liver pté: A pressing crisis in San Diego” (Editorial, Dec. 8):
Your criticism of Councilwoman Donna Frye for her support of a ban on foie gras is short-sighted and distorts the truth. The foie gras industry perpetrates great harm. Harm to the animals. Harm to human health. Harm to the environment.

DANIEL WEINTRAUB THE SACRAMENTO BEECalifornia taxpayers finally win oneRevenge is sweet – in this case, for Californians who want a simpler way to file their tax returns. State Controller Steve Westly, the former eBay executive who lost a bid for governor this year, twisted a knife into an old friend turned foe in one of his last acts as a public official. And California will be the better for it.

JACK KEMP COPLEY NEWS SERVICEThe legacy of Jeane KirkpatrickI'm writing this column with a very heavy heart at the passing on the night of Dec. 7 of one of America's greatest and most brilliant diplomats, my colleague and friend, former Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick. Indeed, Monday of this week was a memorial service at our Presbyterian church in which I was privileged to give a eulogy.

America's drive to get rid of trans fatsPut your hands in the air and step away from the cookie. That's the message from New York City, where the health department has just ordered the city's 25,000 restaurants to purge nearly all trans fats from their menus. Restaurant owners nationwide are terrified that other cities will follow.